"Welcome, Ryan. Welcome, Natalie. ”

"Hello ......"

As soon as he arrived at the door of the theater, Ryan saw Warner Bros. Gerald and other executives who greeted him, and shook hands with Natalie one by one.

This is a small theater located inside Warner Studios, with only about 100 seats, and the audition of "Wonder Woman" was selected here, and in addition to the executives of Warner Bros. and the main creative staff of the crew, there are many well-known figures in the Hollywood film industry and specially invited veteran fans.

"Congratulations, Ryan."

As he walked toward the theater, Gerald said, "Disney has another blockbuster animated series. ”

"It's too early to talk about the series."

Holding Natalie, Ryan smiled faintly, "It depends on Pixar's follow-up arrangements." ”

Like "Looking for Nemo," Pixar Studios will put "The Superman Family" on hold for the time being, and its director, Brad ? After a short sabbatical, Bird has been with John? Lasseter starts Ratatouille.

"But the results of 'Superman Family' are good enough."

A middle-aged man with a long face chased after him from behind, it was Jerry, the gold medal producer of Hollywood? Bruckheimer, he said with emotion, "I envy you, Ryan. "Superman's Family" took only three weeks to grossing over $200 million in North America, which is the best grossing film of the year except for "Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith". ”

"It shows that Pixar is good enough." Ryan shook the other party's outstretched hand, and Gerald next to him said, "But you gave Pixar the money and life to develop, and we should have competed with you for Pixar Studios in the first place." ”

"Do you need me to take you back with a time shuttle?"

The people who walked together laughed at the same time, and in their eyes, Pixar Studios had a distinctly Ryan brand, and without Ryan, there would be no Pixar Studios today's success.

After entering the screening room. Ryan and the others sat in the middle, and as soon as he sat down, someone greeted Natalie.

"Hello, Ryan."

"It's been a long time, Gail."

Anyway, it's Natalie's friend, and Ryan is still very polite.

Since it is a trial film, the movie is the focus, and this superhero movie, which has been released for more than a month, has not yet been finalized. There is no title in the front, and there will be no subtitles in the back, and even some parts of the soundtrack are not added.

Luckily, the special effects for the movie look like they should be done, and they work pretty well.

The beginning of the film is naturally to explain the origin of Princess Diana, but unlike the traditional ordinary people turned heroes, Princess Diana has an extraordinary identity, she is the princess of the fighting nation of the Amazon, and she has also been blessed by the gods of Olympus.

There are a lot of references to Greek mythology here. For example, the legend of Theseus cheating on the Amazonian empress Hippolyta, and then the Amazonian warrior attacked Athens.

But here Theseus has become Ares, the god of war, the son of Zeus who can draw power from killing and bring endless chaos to the world.

Hippolyta defeated Ares. Zeus and Hera prevented her from taking revenge, and in return, Ares was imprisoned and became her prisoner forever. The Amazons were also given a paradise island where no man remained, in addition to newborns born from non-male and female unions.

She was Princess Diana, and Hippolyta was a baby in the mud. The Greek gods blessed and Wonder Woman was born.

The timeline is pulled back to modern times, and Princess Diana has grown into a sexy and beautiful tall girl, who has inherited all the virtues of Amazonian blood, and learned martial arts from Artemis, and is an unusually powerful female warrior who has never experienced the world.

Until one day, a wounded American fighter plane broke into the hidden paradise island, and Wonder Woman ushered in the moment of birth.

In order to send Steve Steve, an American pilot who strayed into Paradise Island, home, after a series of selections, Princess Diana became the representative of the Amazons sent to carry out this mission, and at the same time, Ares, who had been imprisoned for thousands of years, bewitched the guard Persephone and escaped from the cage, and Diana, who was out, had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of eradicating him.

Unlike the comics, Wonder Woman donned the Greek-style dark gold boots and tight armor, only to wear the Star-Spangled Banner emblem on her chest, in addition to receiving the iconic stealth plane, the Queen's tiara, the lasso of the mantra, and the invulnerability bracelet.

The storyline of the film is not complicated, although most of the time takes place in the modern society of the United States, it rarely shows the conflict between Princess Diana and modern society, and in the handling of the relationship between men and women, it has reduced a lot of too feminist remarks, especially with Playboy Steve, even in the face of each other's flirtation, she did not go berserk, but used some clever methods similar to nonsense to punish slightly.

As a veteran director, or the director who shaped Batman's brilliance, Tim? Burton knows very well where the psychological bottom line of male audiences is.

In particular, the enemies faced are Persephone, a traitor to the Amazons, and Ares, who has escaped from his cage.

On the other hand, this is a battle between a group of gods and demigods, but the abilities of these gods are not as strong as the legend says.

Tim? Burton also grasped this characteristic, and several fight scenes were handled extremely well, using huge destructive power to exaggerate the intensity of the battle.

For example, after Diana was thrown out by Ares's bull-headed killer, she was able to smash over trucks and crash several walls on the streets of New York with a light yì, and the fight was completely earth-shattering, and the destructive power was not at all human beings.

This is still the movie that relatively weakened Wonder Woman's ability, at most she is a demigod among demigods, and if you follow the setting of the comics, it is not impossible that the final battle with Ares will destroy the whole of Washington.

Like the superhero movies of the new century, the pace of the story is fast, the enemies are clear at a glance, and the final competition between the two sides is only combat effectiveness, and Princess Diana, who has the blessing of the protagonist's aura, will definitely not lose to Ares, who was restored by Hades, the god of the underworld.

As for the traitors, they will definitely be killed.

In addition to Princess Diana and Playboy Steve, it is also necessary to show the role of the American army, the American GIs are fighting against Ares's fear troops, and the battlefield between Wonder Woman and Ares is in front of the Lincoln Memorial and under the Washington Monument.

In the Lincoln Memorial, the head of the Lincoln statue was screwed off by the mighty Ares......

Of course, among them is the White House, which Hollywood likes to destroy, and under the aura of Ares's blessing, all kinds of thugs stormed the lawn of the White House, and the president of the United States is in danger.

At the critical moment, Wonder Woman, who killed the traitor, stepped forward and started a desperate fight with Ares, and the long-legged beauty in the film was beaten a little miserably, but fortunately, her body was strong enough, even if the armor was damaged, the exposed place attracted the attention of men more.

Gotta say, Tim? Burton's footage, which fully shows Gail? Gado's two amazingly long legs, presumably this alone will help the young Jewish actress develop a large following, even her relatively flat breasts, under the modification of the battle armor and post-CG technology, look good enough to match her slender figure.

As the last battle of the film's climactic scene, there is naturally no lack of gorgeous colors, Ares's warhammer and Wonder Woman's mantra lasso fly around, and after the god of war absorbs the energy of killing, he can also summon thunder and lightning in the sky, faintly having a bit of the demeanor of the god of thunder in Norse mythology......

Wonder Woman naturally won't be the opponent of a god of Mount Olympia, but her body, which has been blessed by Zeus and Hera, is strong enough, and she is even better than Ares in terms of agility, and she still has killer moves at critical moments.

Her pair of invulnerable bracelets can be transformed into indestructible swords.

With the unbeatable spirit and flexible skills, Wonder Woman finally used this sword to directly cut off Ares's head, without giving him the opportunity to pray to Zeus.

Good will eventually triumph over evil, and Wonder Woman will definitely fight for the United States, and it will always be the whole world that will be saved.

As a result, Wonder Woman stayed in the United States and became a good young woman who acted bravely, and the relationship between her and Steve, the film takes a subtle and ambiguous approach, the two are further than friends, but slightly farther away than lovers.

I just don't know if Warner will follow the setting in the comics and let Wonder Woman and Bruce in future sequels? Wayne is on a romantic getaway, even though Batman is a real mega pit for women.

In addition, at the end of the film, there is also room for a sequel, where Wonder Woman, who turns into a working family, meets her nemesis Leopard Girl, in the comics......

As long as the box office can reach the psychological bottom line of Warner, I believe that the sequel is not a problem, after all, comic book movies do not expect box office profits.

There is nothing surprising about this film, everything is like a carved template, it can be described as a typical superhero movie, and this style of film is actually the least risky way to deal with it.

Seeking new and changing means huge risks and an unpredictable future, not to mention that this is still a female superhero movie.

To put it bluntly, this is a commercial film made according to the current popular taste.

After the audition, it was already noon, and there was a small pie, and Warner would also ask for the opinions of the participants.

"Let's put it this way......"

At the reception, in the face of Gerald's sincere eyes, Ryan had to say a few words, "Tim handled it very skillfully, it's not a compliment......"

What did he say to Tim? Burton raised his glass, "Wonder Woman's lines and attitude towards men, there is no discomfort!" ”

"Maybe this movie won't be a big hit at the box office."

Over the years, Ryan has participated in the production of so many movies, and his investigation of the first-tier market has never relaxed, and the general judgment is still there, "I believe it will not be worse than the amazing "X-Men" series. (To be continued......)